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Contributing to this blog:
- "Dave" is Dave Barry, who is a humor columnist and presidential contender.
- "judi" is Judi Smith, who is Dave's Research Department, as well as being interested in men.
- "Walter" is Walter, a bone from the penis of a walrus.

Lets look at this another way, shall we? Given recent reports of drunken pilots, sleeping pilots, terrorist pilots, etc... aren't we all BETTER OFF with the auto-pilot running things (as long as it isn't running on a Windoz system)?

Personally, anyone who waits three hours in a terminal to get on a 200 ton piece of metal (serviced by god knows who!) with 300 coughing people being controlled by underpaid/overworked air traffic control staff and piloted by macho, would-be, stunt pilots... and expects it to FLY to a destination 3,000 miles away and deposit them in one piece is Darwinism at work!

Pilots - what a strange bunch. My younger sister is a Major in the Army and flies a BlackHawk. About 10 years ago, she was stationed in Alaska and they were to meet up with the Russians for some "military bonding" purposes. Now, this is all female pilots (US and Russia). The Russian pilots got out of their helicopters and started drinking helicopter fuel. Why, the US asked? Because they couldn't get Vodka in Russia. So naturally, being loyal American soldier-girl drinking pilots themselves, immediately ran to the commissary and purchased mass quantities of liquor for the Russians. Helicopter fuel cocktails. Yummy! Needless to say, it made international news.